TABLE 2.
Unadjusted Rates of Obesity (Wt-Age>90th Percentile), Underweight (Wt-Age Less Than Fifth Percentile), Stunted (Height-Age Less Than Fifth Percentile), Fair or Poor Health, Developmental Risk by Age, and Food Security Status
| Age | Pa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <13 mo | 13–24 mo | 25–36 mo | 37–48 mo | ||
| Obese | |||||
| All, n (%) | 1461 (12.5) | 1052 (13.8) | 1009 (19.7) | 891 (23.9) | <.001a,b |
| Food security status, n (%) | |||||
| FS | 1128 (12.8) | 770 (13.9) | 714 (19.4) | 570 (22.6) | <.001a,b |
| HFI/child secure | 176 (10.9) | 145 (13.8) | 160 (23.1) | 155 (26.1) | <.001a,b |
| HFI/CFI | 157 (11.9) | 137 (13.1) | 135 (17.7) | 166 (27.3) | <.001b |
| P within age categoryc | .06 | .77 | .03b | .02b | |
| Underweight | |||||
| All, n (%) | 1088 (9.3) | 787 (10.3) | 320 (6.2) | 169 (4.5) | <.0001a,b |
| Food security status, n (%) | |||||
| FS | 820 (9.4) | 555 (10.0) | 217 (5.9) | 117 (4.6) | <.001a,b |
| HFI/child secure | 148 (9.2) | 117 (11.1) | 51 (7.4) | 34 (5.7) | .001a,b |
| HFI/CFI | 120 (9.1) | 115 (11.0) | 52 (6.8) | 18 (3.0) | <.001a,b |
| P within age categoryc | .92 | .41 | .27 | .06 | |
| Stunted | |||||
| All, n (%) | 1051 (15.6) | 469 (11.6) | 241 (8.7) | 188 (8.4) | <.0001a,b |
| Food security status, n (%) | |||||
| FS | 778 (15.6) | 334 (11.5) | 167 (8.6) | 134 (9.1) | <.001a,b |
| HFI/child secure | 155 (16.7) | 73 (12.8) | 31 (8.0) | 25 (6.5) | <.001a,b |
| HFI/CFI | 118 (14.2) | 62 (10.6) | 43 (10.3) | 29 (7.7) | .01a,b |
| P within age categoryc | .35c | .50c | .46 | .22 | |
| Fair or poor health | |||||
| All, n (%) | 971 (8.3) | 934 (12.3) | 659 (12.9) | 507 (13.6) | <.001a,b |
| Food security status, n (%) | |||||
| FS | 654 (7.5) | 595 (10.8) | 415 (11.3) | 303 (12.0) | <.001a,b |
| HFI/child secure | 164 (10.2) | 158 (15.1) | 100 (14.4) | 105 (17.7) | <.001a,b |
| HFI/CFI | 153 (11.6) | 181 (17.3) | 144 (18.9) | 99 (16.3) | <.001a,b |
| P within age categoryc | <.001b | <.001b | <.001b | <.001b | |
| Developmental risk | |||||
| All, n (%) | 470 (6.5) | 815 (10.7) | 836 (16.3) | 608 (16.3) | <.001a,b |
| Food security status, n (%) | |||||
| FS | 319 (6.0) | 563 (10.2) | 572 (15.6) | 402 (15.9) | <.001a,b |
| HFI/child secure | 77 (7.7) | 121 (11.5) | 123 (17.8) | 96 (16.1) | <.001a,b |
| HFI/CFI | 74 (8.7) | 131 (12.5) | 141 (18.5) | 110 (18.1) | <.001a,b |
| P within age categoryc | .003b | .05b | .08b | .44b | |
N = 23 678.
a
Comparisons across age categories.
b
Value reached significance.
c
Comparisons within age categories within obese, underweight, stunted, fair or poor health, and developmental risk.